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It's such a cliche to say that "less is more" but it's so often the case.
We often advise companies we're talking to to raise less money than they otherwise might. Raising less now typically means less dilution. It can also mean more focus. Often times, raising too much means spending too much, or growing the team faster than makes sense, ultimately slowing things down.
Often times doing less means accomplishing more. What I mean by this is: doing something "perfectly" or "bigly" or whatever, often adds pressure, which can often lead to accomplishing less. This is the "perfect as the enemy of good" version of more. I most often see this expressed in forms like, we are encouraging our analysts at USV to write blog posts or develop internal decks/memos more quickly with less pressure, to get them out in the world and get feedback. My partner Jared encapsulates this well in Shitty First Drafts. This is also the theory behind Minimum Viable Products (MVPs). Often times, waiting to do more results in accomplishing less (and feeling worse along the way).
Doing less has the important result of keeping things moving. Doing less more often is better than doing more less often, because it generates momentum. For example, for the past week, I've been picking up acorns in my back yard, in 3 minute bursts when I have a moment. I've collected hundreds of acorns, and it has felt like basically no work.
More stuff also means more responsibility. More pressure, more weight, more cost, etc etc. I'm definitely not a Marie Kondo minimalist, but I do understand this point of view. While I love stuff, I also like to pack light.
I'm writing this now mostly as a reminder to myself about how much I value this overall approach.
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Investing @ USV. Student of cities and the internet.
It's such a cliche to say that "less is more" but it's so often the case.
We often advise companies we're talking to to raise less money than they otherwise might. Raising less now typically means less dilution. It can also mean more focus. Often times, raising too much means spending too much, or growing the team faster than makes sense, ultimately slowing things down.
Often times doing less means accomplishing more. What I mean by this is: doing something "perfectly" or "bigly" or whatever, often adds pressure, which can often lead to accomplishing less. This is the "perfect as the enemy of good" version of more. I most often see this expressed in forms like, we are encouraging our analysts at USV to write blog posts or develop internal decks/memos more quickly with less pressure, to get them out in the world and get feedback. My partner Jared encapsulates this well in Shitty First Drafts. This is also the theory behind Minimum Viable Products (MVPs). Often times, waiting to do more results in accomplishing less (and feeling worse along the way).
Doing less has the important result of keeping things moving. Doing less more often is better than doing more less often, because it generates momentum. For example, for the past week, I've been picking up acorns in my back yard, in 3 minute bursts when I have a moment. I've collected hundreds of acorns, and it has felt like basically no work.
More stuff also means more responsibility. More pressure, more weight, more cost, etc etc. I'm definitely not a Marie Kondo minimalist, but I do understand this point of view. While I love stuff, I also like to pack light.
I'm writing this now mostly as a reminder to myself about how much I value this overall approach.
Subscribe to The Slow Hunch by Nick Grossman
Investing @ USV. Student of cities and the internet.
The Slow Hunch by Nick GrossmanFrom Crypto-Native to Crypto-Enabled
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I just released a new episode of The Slow Hunch with Matthew Prince, CEO and co-founder of Cloudflare. Since we invested in their Series C back in 2013, I've watched Matthew and his team build one of the most critical pieces of internet infrastructure—protecting and accelerating vast portions of global web traffic. Our conversation traces Matthew's journey from his early "slow hunch" that the internet was fundamentally broken and needed fixing. We start with his law school days in 2000, when ...
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Back with another handful of hand-picked pieces of writing over the past week or so!
Before we dive in, we wanted to spotlight a writing contest hosted by @kiwi & @nouns. Writers are invited to write about the any Nounish topics for a chance to win part of a 3.5 ETH prize pool (among other benefits!). Read more about it here: https://paragraph.xyz/@kiwi-updates/into-the-nouniverse-writing-contest
@tinyrainboot shares a frustration with the “free mint” culture in blockchain art, criticizing its benefits to platforms over artists and weighing various strategies for regaining control over their work and its value. "These models incentivize the creation of art as something quick, low-effort, and easy, because why pour hours of your time into making something with such a low ROI?" https://paragraph.xyz/@tinyrainboot/free-mint-meta
@cbxm shares his journey from a casual viewer to an avid New York Liberty supporter, praising standout players like Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark, Diana Taurasi, and A’ja Wilson, while capturing the drama and excitement of the season and playoffs. https://paragraph.xyz/@cbxm/the-w
Related read: https://nickgrossman.xyz/doing-less > Doing less has the important result of keeping things moving. Doing less more often is better than doing more less often, because it generates momentum. Keep walking, consistently 🚶
i love this and totally agree! thank you for sharing. consistency really is the key to doing less and generating more. a concept that took me years to embody, but totally changed my life when i saw firsthand how profound it is.
Same, for some reason I could not grasp this at a deep level in my 20s even though it made intellectual sense
same for me! the conditioning of pushing and nonstop hustling took time and effort to unlearn
The importance of momentum has been one of my greatest lessons in life, inertia kills
sometimes i read a piece and find myself physically nodding my head up and down in agreement that's how i felt reading my partner @nickgrossman.eth's most recent post on less is more https://nickgrossman.xyz/doing-less
Head-nod therapy! 😂 1 $HUNT
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Back with another handful of hand-picked pieces of writing over the past week or so!
Before we dive in, we wanted to spotlight a writing contest hosted by @kiwi & @nouns. Writers are invited to write about the any Nounish topics for a chance to win part of a 3.5 ETH prize pool (among other benefits!). Read more about it here: https://paragraph.xyz/@kiwi-updates/into-the-nouniverse-writing-contest
@tinyrainboot shares a frustration with the “free mint” culture in blockchain art, criticizing its benefits to platforms over artists and weighing various strategies for regaining control over their work and its value. "These models incentivize the creation of art as something quick, low-effort, and easy, because why pour hours of your time into making something with such a low ROI?" https://paragraph.xyz/@tinyrainboot/free-mint-meta
@cbxm shares his journey from a casual viewer to an avid New York Liberty supporter, praising standout players like Breanna Stewart, Caitlin Clark, Diana Taurasi, and A’ja Wilson, while capturing the drama and excitement of the season and playoffs. https://paragraph.xyz/@cbxm/the-w
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Related read: https://nickgrossman.xyz/doing-less > Doing less has the important result of keeping things moving. Doing less more often is better than doing more less often, because it generates momentum. Keep walking, consistently 🚶
i love this and totally agree! thank you for sharing. consistency really is the key to doing less and generating more. a concept that took me years to embody, but totally changed my life when i saw firsthand how profound it is.
Same, for some reason I could not grasp this at a deep level in my 20s even though it made intellectual sense
same for me! the conditioning of pushing and nonstop hustling took time and effort to unlearn
The importance of momentum has been one of my greatest lessons in life, inertia kills
sometimes i read a piece and find myself physically nodding my head up and down in agreement that's how i felt reading my partner @nickgrossman.eth's most recent post on less is more https://nickgrossman.xyz/doing-less
Head-nod therapy! 😂 1 $HUNT